[0:00] Here
[0:02] you go.
[0:03] >> This conference will now be recorded.
[0:06] >> You better get over here.
[0:11] » You're going to get a spank.
[0:15] » You stay in your yard.
[0:27] Clerk, please start the recording.
[0:30] Welcome. Today is Wednesday, August 26,
[0:33] 2026, and I would like to call today's
[0:35] city council meeting to order. If we
[0:37] could please stand for the pledge of
[0:38] >> allegiance.
[0:45] United States of America to the republic
[0:48] for it stands one nation under God
[0:52] indivisibley
[0:54] and justice for all.
[1:00] » All right, clerk. May I have a roll
[1:02] call?
[1:03] Council member Ravara,
[1:05] >> present.
[1:06] >> Council member Casper,
[1:09] >> absent, excused.
[1:10] >> Council member Bole,
[1:12] >> present.
[1:13] >> Council member France,
[1:14] >> present.
[1:15] >> Council member Cerviny,
[1:16] >> present.
[1:17] >> Mayor Strobin,
[1:18] >> absent, excused.
[1:23] » Um, yeah, kind of forgot people are
[1:26] going to be waiting on me to talk
[1:27] tonight. So, um, clerk, uh, please call
[1:30] it p public comment.
[1:32] from the audience. Any
[1:34] public comments from those calling in?
[1:36] Please press star six.
[1:37] >> Al fella.
[1:38] >> Okay.
[1:49] » Al Phillip 36016 Northwest Jenny Road.
[1:54] Well,
[1:55] Mayor Boil,
[1:57] boy, doesn't that sound good. your proud
[2:00] kids are here, you know, and so Al's up
[2:03] here gonna try and embarrass you. No, no. It's been nice having you on the council for what, three, four years,
[2:12] whatever it's been, you know, and
[2:15] not that I've always Well, not that I've
[2:18] always agreed with what you the way
[2:20] you've gone, but we did agree a couple
[2:22] times.
[2:22] >> We did,
[2:23] >> you know, so you you you did okay, which
[2:26] is which is quite quite something. Oh, I
[2:29] do want to give a shout out to the
[2:31] police department. You know, I made a
[2:32] comment about not getting any law
[2:34] enforcement on the west side. Well, the
[2:36] last two weeks they showed up and
[2:39] they've been there and, you know, in
[2:41] front of Satie and Jos's over by Wall
[2:44] Eisers. I mean, it's it's just down here
[2:46] across the bridge. I mean, uh, it just
[2:50] does my heart good and I smile and wave
[2:52] and honk my horn. So, at a boy. Okay.
[2:56] Well, that's it. Thank you. God bless
[2:57] America.
[2:59] >> Thanks Al.
[3:03] » Any other uh public comment from the
[3:05] audience?
[3:05] >> Paul Wimhunick.
[3:16] » Paul, please state your name and address
[3:18] for the record.
[3:22] My name is Paul Wemhaner and I reside at
[3:24] 204 East Minhan Court in Center
[3:27] Washington.
[3:31] » Well, I was going to say Mr. Mayor, City
[3:33] Council, and staff, but Mr. Mayor is not
[3:35] here tonight. Um,
[3:38] >> Mayor Prom,
[3:39] >> there you go.
[3:41] On July 8th, 2026, I delivered a letter
[3:44] to the city of Cent's office building.
[3:47] staff received it and indicated it would
[3:50] enter into the log but advised that I
[3:53] should not expect a response for at
[3:55] least three months as there were more
[3:58] than 40 requests ahead of me. My letter
[4:01] was addressed to Miss Tracy Coleman and
[4:05] director of public works
[4:07] and Mr. Tony Cooper, city engineer
[4:11] regarding ste street signing and safety
[4:14] concerns. In it, I requested the city
[4:17] install a sign at the corner of Minihon
[4:20] Court and East Second Way to alert
[4:22] drivers of to the children and
[4:25] pedestrian entrances into Holly Park.
[4:29] This entrance is prudently unmarked and
[4:32] heavily used. It is especially
[4:34] concerning given the volume of
[4:36] construction equipment now passing the
[4:38] entrance due to the new development
[4:40] occurring at the end of East Second Way.
[4:44] Understanding the city could not respond
[4:46] to my request promptly and recognizing
[4:49] the risk to residents, I installed a
[4:52] cons a caution sign warning drivers to
[4:56] watch for pedestrians and psych
[4:58] cyclists. The sign was purchased from a
[5:00] standard roadway sign
[5:04] manufacturer,
[5:05] smart signs, and attached to an existing
[5:09] signpost at the corner of East Second
[5:11] Way and Minhan Court.
[5:14] On August 13th, 2026, I discovered the
[5:18] sign had been removed. After contacting
[5:21] public works maintenance staff, I was
[5:23] allowed to retrieve the sign on August
[5:26] 24th. By phone message, I was told that
[5:30] public work requires UTCD approved
[5:34] signs. Apparently, the sign that I'm
[5:36] holding up
[5:42] does not meet that standard.
[5:46] I respectfully request the city
[5:49] immediately issue a temporary
[5:51] installation permit for the removed
[5:54] sign. This permit should remain in place
[5:57] until city staff can provide proper
[6:00] approved signage for the entrance to
[6:02] Holly Park on Minhan Court.
[6:05] Respectfully, Paul,
[6:08] any questions?
[6:10] >> No, but I'm sure city staff will get
[6:12] with you to uh you know, further address
[6:14] your requests and
[6:15] >> Well, so far they haven't since it's
[6:18] been a month and a half.
[6:19] >> All right. Well, they will get to you as
[6:23] they go down the list.
[6:28] Pete, maybe if you have time after the
[6:30] meeting, you guys can chat quick.
[6:34] >> Hudson Bole,
[6:38] » please state your name and address for
[6:41] the record.
[6:43] >> What?
[6:45] >> Hudson.
[6:47] Oh man,
[6:49] center.
[6:50] >> There you go.
[6:51] >> Okay. Um, I think that we should add a I
[6:58] don't know if you guys know, but like a
[7:01] bowl to to a skate park because me and
[7:04] my buddies really like Battleground
[7:06] skatepark and Battleground skatepark has
[7:08] a bowl.
[7:10] So, I think that'd be a good ad to skate
[7:14] park.
[7:19] I don't know.
[7:22] Do you have any plans for funding for
[7:24] this?
[7:26] >> I don't know.
[7:28] >> Okay.
[7:29] Is that it?
[7:30] >> Yeah, I think so.
[7:31] >> Okay. Thank you.
[7:38] Um, any more public comment from the
[7:41] audience?
[7:42] >> No more public comment from the audience
[7:43] to be read.
[7:45] >> Um, are there any public comments to be
[7:47] read?
[7:49] No public comments to be read, but we do
[7:51] have some phone.
[7:52] >> We got a Skip's coming up here. We'll
[7:55] get to the callers next. I
[7:57] >> apologize. My name is Skip Carlson. My
[7:59] mailing address is 35915 Northwest,
[8:03] Jenny Creek Road. I signed the thing
[8:05] back there. I thought that got me right
[8:07] in. I apologize. Um what I want to do is
[8:14] uh
[8:16] address
[8:18] and it's
[8:20] I'm reacting I suppose to the
[8:25] public media brewhaha
[8:29] around
[8:32] the traffic control on this extremely
[8:36] difficult project out here and for
[8:41] moving traffic.
[8:43] And I think I've been through it a
[8:45] couple of times, more than once, more
[8:47] than twice. I think it is a it's on par
[8:52] with a wonderfully choreographed
[8:57] ballet. I think the
[9:00] what is being done out there everything
[9:04] considered couldn't be
[9:08] I don't I don't believe it could be done
[9:09] any better uh with the flaggers and
[9:13] considering how tight it is.
[9:16] I get so frustrated when I look at all
[9:20] the negative
[9:22] comments.
[9:27] I almost react. I just say cheers
[9:32] to those that are in charge of moving
[9:36] traffic through that extremely tight,
[9:38] extremely
[9:40] challenging
[9:42] project to be done. That's it. That's what I want to do is recognize I
[9:47] think it's really being done
[9:48] wonderfully.
[9:52] » Thanks, Skip. Any more comments from the
[9:54] audience?
[9:57] >> No more comments from the audience.
[9:59] >> Uh any any people calling in?
[10:07] » Those calling, please press star six to
[10:09] unmute yourself.
[10:16] No public comments via phone. Kimberly
[10:19] go. Uh any public comment to be read?
[10:22] >> No more public comments to be read.
[10:25] >> Okay. Thank you everybody. Uh with that
[10:28] we'll move on to the consent agenda. If
[10:31] there are no requests for any items to
[10:33] be removed, may I have a motion to
[10:34] approve the consent agenda?
[10:36] >> So moved.
[10:38] >> Second. It's been moved and seconded.
[10:42] All those in favor say I.
[10:44] >> I.
[10:44] Opposed.
[10:47] Abstained.
[10:48] >> Hello. Can anybody hear me? I'm on the
[10:50] phone.
[10:53] >> All right. Um, moving on to
[10:55] presentations and proclamations.
[10:58] >> Um, I know this was a little bit last
[11:00] minute, but this is, uh, the Clark
[11:02] County Commission has a, um,
[11:04] presentation for us on
[11:05] >> Hello.
[11:06] >> the a Let's see. The Clark County
[11:08] Commission on Aging will present their
[11:10] annual report.
[11:25] » Hi, my name is Mike Anderson. I'm the uh
[11:28] chair of the Clark County. The
[11:30] >> mic up to your mouth.
[11:31] >> Oh, sorry.
[11:31] >> There you go. Thank you.
[11:32] >> Hi, my name is Mike. Can you hear me
[11:34] now?
[11:34] >> Yep.
[11:34] >> My name is Mike Anderson. I'm the chair
[11:36] of the Clark County Commission on Aging
[11:38] and this is Ellen Rogers. She's our
[11:40] immediate past chair, so she trained me
[11:42] to to do this over the past year. We're
[11:44] so happy to be here and to be able to
[11:46] give this presentation today. The
[11:48] Commission on Aging is into its second
[11:51] decade of providing leadership,
[11:53] developing community awareness, and
[11:55] guiding positive change toward an all
[11:57] age friendly and livable community. We
[11:59] are so pleased to be able to share a
[12:01] brief annual report with you. Next
[12:03] slide, please. Okay, you're going to
[12:04] have to pull the mic in a little bit
[12:05] closer. You pretty much got to eat it to
[12:07] make it
[12:07] >> Oh, okay.
[12:08] >> There you go.
[12:11] It's kind
[12:11] >> I'm going to try not to eat it. Okay,
[12:14] >> next slide, please.
[12:19] » The purpose of this work of this
[12:21] presentation tonight is to update the
[12:23] city council on the commission on
[12:24] aging's work in 2025. Today we'll be
[12:27] sharing some background information
[12:29] about the commission on aging, giving
[12:31] you a highlevel overview of the aging
[12:33] readiness plan, providing an outline of
[12:36] the communities the commission's 2025
[12:39] focus on healthy communities and civic
[12:41] involvement, acquaint you with the 2025
[12:44] Silver Citizen Award winner, and share a
[12:46] summary of a few additional commission
[12:48] achievements in 2025. Next slide,
[12:50] please.
[12:53] To start off, we will give you some
[12:55] background on the commission and review
[12:57] the work completed by the commission in
[12:59] 2025. Next slide, please.
[13:02] Clark County, as everywhere in the
[13:04] country, is anticipating a surge in the
[13:06] number of residents 60 or better. By
[13:09] 2035, one in four Clark County residents
[13:11] will be 60 or older. With the knowledge
[13:14] of this coming change, the county
[13:15] council approved the original aging
[13:17] readiness plan in 2012 and formed the
[13:20] nine member volunteer commission on
[13:21] aging. The commission's charge is to
[13:24] provide leadership in addressing the
[13:25] special needs of the aging population
[13:28] and to manage assist with the
[13:30] implementation of the county's aging
[13:32] readiness plan and to update the plan as
[13:34] needs change. Next slide, please.
[13:40] The aging readiness plan is a long range
[13:42] planning document that assesses the
[13:44] county's readiness to serve as a home
[13:45] for a growing number of older residents.
[13:48] The recommendations in our aging
[13:50] readiness plan focus on topics such as
[13:52] missing or lacking public
[13:54] infrastructure,
[13:56] support for social services, and zoning
[13:58] and planning standards that encourage an
[14:00] age friendly community that older adults
[14:02] can thrive in. The 10-year update of the
[14:04] ARP was adopted by the county council in
[14:07] September of 2023 to ensure that the
[14:10] plan reflected the community's needs,
[14:12] public engagement, and was a focus of
[14:14] the update of the ARP. It centered on
[14:16] what makes Clark County an age friendly
[14:18] place, and what opportunities and
[14:20] hurdles there are for making
[14:22] improvements. Engagement activities
[14:24] included a survey of older adults,
[14:27] focused group meetings with service
[14:29] providers and agencies, online input
[14:32] opportunities, and three public
[14:33] workshops to evaluate existing
[14:35] strategies, brainstorm ideas for new
[14:38] strategies, and prioritize the
[14:39] strategies for improvements in the
[14:41] community. Next slide, please.
[14:45] The commission was honored to learn that
[14:47] the updated plan was awarded a 2024
[14:50] Governor's Smart Communities Award from
[14:52] the Washington State Department of
[14:54] Commerce. The Governor's Smart
[14:56] Communities Award highlight effective
[14:58] implementation of the state's growth
[15:00] management act and other local or
[15:02] regional planning procedures. The plan
[15:04] received judge merit award which
[15:06] recognizes success in more than one
[15:07] judge category. Next slide, please.
[15:14] Now I have to figure out how to eat
[15:15] this. Hi, I'm Ellen Rogers. I'm the past
[15:18] chair of the Clark County Commission on
[15:21] Aging. So, I'm going to go through a few
[15:26] things about the aging readiness plan.
[15:28] includes 18
[15:31] goals that are implemented through 67
[15:33] strategies. These strategies are
[15:35] intended to improve the community's
[15:37] capacity to support its growing older
[15:40] population and ultimately benefit all
[15:42] ages. The housing chapter provides
[15:45] strategies to address the various
[15:47] housing needs of the aging community
[15:49] such as multi-generational
[15:51] living options and affordable units. It
[15:54] also supports construction that enables
[15:56] people to age in place which generally
[15:58] means staying in their own home or
[16:00] community if their abilities change. The
[16:03] mobility chapter includes strategies
[16:05] based on the transportation and mobility
[16:08] needs of older adults. It outlines ways
[16:10] that older adults tend to travel and
[16:13] other areas that could use improvements
[16:15] such as public transit, ADA
[16:18] accessibility, and others. The final
[16:20] chapter is on emergency preparedness,
[16:22] which was added to the ARP during the
[16:25] update process in 2023.
[16:27] This chapter provides strategies that
[16:30] outline how older adults might be
[16:32] affected by natural and human cause
[16:35] hazards and outlines ways that the
[16:37] county can improve the health and safety
[16:39] of older adults and methods to prepare
[16:41] them for these hazards. Next slide,
[16:44] please.
[16:47] The aging readiness plan implementation
[16:49] efforts in 2025 focused on healthy
[16:52] communities and civic involvement. The
[16:54] Healthy Communities Chapter provides
[16:56] strategies that encourage opportunities
[16:58] in Clark County related to access to
[17:00] healthy foods, parks, and recreation,
[17:03] and goods and services related to
[17:05] healthy living. It includes strategies
[17:09] to improve and expand access to
[17:11] resources by creating a welcomecoming
[17:14] and age friendly built environment that
[17:17] serves all ages and abilities. The civic
[17:20] involvement chapter establishes
[17:22] strategies based on increasing older
[17:24] adults civic involvement within the
[17:26] community or within the county. It
[17:28] reviews ways that older adults can
[17:30] engage with their communities like
[17:32] working, volunteering, attending
[17:34] community events, participating in local
[17:37] government or advocacy work. Next slide,
[17:40] please.
[17:42] The commission began their forum series,
[17:45] which the Commission on Aging calls
[17:47] fireside chats, to guests um and experts
[17:52] focused on providing access to healthy
[17:54] food resources, which included
[17:56] information related to food and other
[17:58] resources offered by our local food
[18:00] banks and community gardens. Next slide,
[18:03] please.
[18:07] They continued by hosting a meeting with
[18:09] experts from Clark County or Clark
[18:11] Kowlet's Fire and Rescue, the National
[18:13] Alliance on Mental Illness and Hope
[18:15] Dementia to find better ways to raise
[18:18] awareness of available services and
[18:20] support for those experiencing mental
[18:23] illness and those
[18:25] in a caring role. The partnership
[18:30] with hope flourished in 2025 and the co
[18:33] COA is looking forward to fostering this
[18:35] connection in the future. Next slide,
[18:38] please.
[18:39] The COA invited staff from the city of
[18:42] Vancouver to discuss opportunities for
[18:44] social connection and fitness. They
[18:46] shared resources and information about
[18:50] opportunities for older adults at the
[18:52] Marshall and Lupi and Fenberg community
[18:54] centers.
[18:56] Next slide, please.
[18:59] The commission partnered with the staff
[19:02] from the area aging I can never say this in
[19:07] the meetings either the area agency on
[19:10] aging and disabilities of southwest
[19:12] Washington or at a discussion about
[19:15] wraparound care options for older adults
[19:17] who wish to maintain independence and
[19:20] age in place. This discussion included
[19:22] input from Design Doctors. That's a
[19:25] local company that included information
[19:28] on how older adults can continue to live
[19:30] in their homes comfortably and safely.
[19:33] Next slide, please.
[19:36] The commission also explored social
[19:38] connection through a special joint
[19:40] meeting with the Clark County Youth
[19:42] Commission. The two commissions
[19:44] discussed cross-g generational
[19:46] challenges around mental health and
[19:48] formed a relationship that carried
[19:49] through the school year and continued
[19:51] with the commission youth commission's
[19:53] art show. Next slide, please.
[19:59] In partnership with ADSA, the
[20:01] neighborhood associations, and other
[20:03] partner agencies
[20:05] shared and distributed, we shared and
[20:07] distributed best practices for reaching
[20:09] older adults. The COA also hosted a
[20:12] fireside chat with members from the
[20:14] Humane Society of Southwest Washington
[20:16] and explored the value of social
[20:18] connection between people and animals.
[20:21] Commission members also learn teamed
[20:23] with hope dementia and participated in
[20:25] the standown event in October. These
[20:28] events occur locally all around the US
[20:31] and are meant to connect homeless and at
[20:33] risk veterans with comprehensive support
[20:36] services in one location. The local
[20:39] event is organized by the Clark County
[20:41] Veterans Assistance Center and is open
[20:43] to all veterans and their families.
[20:45] Commission members connected with
[20:47] visitors, providing a listening ear and
[20:49] gathering feedback about the challenges
[20:51] facing veterans today. Next slide,
[20:54] please.
[20:57] Earlier in the year, the COA welcomed
[20:59] area experts from both the private and
[21:01] public sectors to discuss housing
[21:03] options for low-income individuals. And
[21:05] in the fall, commission members
[21:07] benefited from a presentation provided
[21:09] by the Clark County Assessor's Office
[21:12] regarding a special tax exemption option
[21:14] for seniors.
[21:18] Next slide, please.
[21:21] In addition to the focus on healthy
[21:23] communities and civic involvement, the
[21:25] Commission on Aging presented its annual
[21:27] silver citizen award to which the
[21:30] nominations are still open if you look
[21:33] on our website. Um to encourage and
[21:36] support older adults for their
[21:38] contributions, the Clark County
[21:39] Commission on Aging established the
[21:41] Silver Citizen Program to recognize
[21:43] older adults who go above and beyond in
[21:46] service. The award recognizes the
[21:48] valuable contributions older adults make
[21:51] to the vitality of the community and is
[21:54] open to any county resident 60 years or
[21:57] better who has enhanced the community
[21:59] through their life's work, engagement of
[22:02] others, volunteerism, or other impactful
[22:05] acts of service to the community for any
[22:08] age group. Recognition for 2025 was
[22:11] awarded to Sharon Woodkey, the president
[22:14] of the board of directors for the
[22:16] Battleground Senior Citizens, Inc. She
[22:19] has actively served this group since
[22:21] 2018, and under her leadership, the
[22:23] group has expanded their roster from 90
[22:28] to over, I think, 900 participants at
[22:31] this rate, and they serve up to 200
[22:34] lunches to area seniors each month.
[22:39] Mike,
[22:41] >> next next slide, please.
[22:45] >> And finally, other commission work
[22:47] included members and staff giving
[22:49] presentations at several local community
[22:51] meetings in 2025. This included city and
[22:54] town council meetings, neighborhood
[22:56] groups, and advisory bodies. Commission
[22:59] members also provided a presence at
[23:01] meetings for the Washington State
[23:02] Council on Aging,
[23:04] Community Health Access Resource Team,
[23:07] and the Area Aging on Aging and
[23:09] Disabilities of Southwest Washington
[23:12] Advisory Council. They also co-sponsored
[23:15] a county council proclamation for older
[23:17] Americans month. Next slide, please.
[23:23] That's the end of our formal
[23:24] presentation. We'd now like to open up
[23:26] for discussion, answer any questions you
[23:28] may have for us to discuss topics of
[23:30] interest to you.
[23:33] >> Uh, thank you guys for your
[23:35] presentation, council and comments.
[23:38] >> Yeah, I have I have a few comments. Um,
[23:45] both of our mo both of our mothers, my
[23:47] wife's son and mine died in our home.
[23:48] mine at 98 years of age and my wife's
[23:51] mother, I don't know what her age was,
[23:53] but both lived with us simultaneously
[23:55] for 12 years. And my mother lived with
[23:58] us for 17.
[24:00] And I realized looking back that at
[24:03] least in my family, that was something
[24:06] that had happened in more than one
[24:09] generation to a degree. Uh my mother
[24:12] took her father in after her husband had
[24:16] died and when he was alone and his wife
[24:18] had died. Prior to that when I was
[24:21] growing up my father's mother lived with
[24:24] us until I went off to school. And uh so
[24:28] often what I've seen is that many
[24:33] children who have been properly raised
[24:36] by their parents, not abused and not
[24:40] given clear
[24:42] distinctive reasons to push them away,
[24:46] feel that their job ends when they find
[24:48] a proper care facility for their parent.
[24:50] I agree that if a person can stay in the
[24:53] home or stay in the home they're
[24:55] familiar with as long as possible, their
[24:58] quality of life generally is better. So,
[25:01] I wanted to make that comment. Secondly,
[25:04] I'm curious uh regarding the commission.
[25:07] How many are on the commission?
[25:09] >> We have nine members.
[25:10] >> And is it fully staffed now or do you
[25:12] have openings?
[25:13] >> Yes, we just filled our last two
[25:15] openings. So, we are now fully staffed.
[25:18] And what is the age range of the people
[25:20] that are on the commission? Your best
[25:22] guess from youngest to oldest?
[25:25] >> I would say from
[25:28] early 40s up till 80. I would think that
[25:33] out of the nine members of the
[25:35] commission, I believe four may be
[25:38] retired.
[25:39] Four out of the nine are retired. The
[25:42] other five are still working that
[25:44] haven't reached retirement age.
[25:47] Uh, I'm glad to hear the range is that
[25:49] broad. I didn't see it in the photos
[25:51] that were on the screen. Uh, and I think
[25:55] that when I look at a community and I
[25:58] look at the activities and the events
[25:59] that a community is creating, I like to
[26:03] see things going on in a community
[26:06] that draw a broad range of ages. So, if
[26:09] there's an event where 10 year olds are
[26:12] performing and the grandparents show up
[26:15] to see their grandchildren and then
[26:17] there's a band off to the side and
[26:20] there's chalk art, there's a blend of
[26:22] something that draws a broad range of
[26:25] ages. I think that's important because I
[26:28] think one of the things that ensures a
[26:32] higher quality of life is when we see
[26:34] people enjoying themselves of all ages.
[26:37] When we experience different points of
[26:39] view and when we have the opportunity to
[26:43] mingle with people that we don't
[26:46] normally hang out with, we tend to hang
[26:48] out in my age group with older people
[26:52] because I fit the mix right now. Uh
[26:56] unfortunately
[26:58] uh you know I I know that my
[27:00] grandchildren who are 50 years younger
[27:03] than me at least
[27:05] uh don't look forward for every
[27:08] opportunity they have to spend time with
[27:10] me because they have other things they'd
[27:12] want to do too but anything that can
[27:14] bring the age groups together I think is
[27:16] important. Appreciate you being here.
[27:18] Thank you for putting up with my
[27:20] comments.
[27:21] >> Oh no problem. Part of what our aging
[27:23] readiness plan is to cover various areas
[27:25] such as healthy communities, civic
[27:28] involvement, emergency preparedness,
[27:31] housing, transportation. This past year,
[27:34] uh uh we focused on housing and
[27:36] transportation. Next month in September,
[27:38] we have a uh 3 to four hour planning
[27:41] meeting to plan for the next year. And
[27:43] we're already looking at healthy
[27:45] communities. And I do believe
[27:47] interaction between different age groups
[27:50] as well as just getting people out of
[27:52] the house and involved. Uh I mentioned
[27:54] when I was interviewing for the
[27:56] commission a couple of years ago that
[27:59] we're always uh advised about retirement
[28:01] plans and uh uh for our health and
[28:05] finances, but nobody tells you what to
[28:07] do with that other 40 hours a week that
[28:09] you're leaving behind. And so social
[28:11] isolation becomes a big issue. And so
[28:14] part of our aging readiness plan is to
[28:16] bring forth those uh opportunities for
[28:19] seniors to uh to socialize and to have a
[28:23] life outside of their home. So uh uh if
[28:26] you get the opportunity, I' I' I'd like
[28:28] you to have the opportunity to check out
[28:30] our aging readiness plan and to see the
[28:33] broad base that we have. We also have
[28:35] meetings on the third Monday of every
[28:38] month. uh uh we have a work session uh
[28:41] from 3:15 to 4:15, but at 4:30 we begin
[28:45] our fireside chats where we bring these
[28:47] experts and people from de different
[28:50] groups in to present to us and there's a
[28:53] lot of great information. And I wasn't
[28:54] aware until I joined the commission of
[28:56] how widespread of a support organization
[29:00] that of support organizations that Clark
[29:02] County has. And a lot of questions that
[29:05] people come up with, you see on Facebook
[29:06] or Next Door, whatever. There's a lot of
[29:09] information. We try to to bring that
[29:11] information out to to people uh as much
[29:14] as possible. So,
[29:17] >> thank you.
[29:18] >> Any other questions?
[29:19] >> I was just going to add um all those
[29:21] meetings are also on CBT. Yes. So you
[29:23] can actually look up our agendas if
[29:25] there was a topic. So like this year we
[29:28] focused on like Mike said healthy
[29:30] community sorry housing and um
[29:33] transportation. So we kind of flip-flop
[29:35] back and forth each month but there's
[29:38] some really great information on both
[29:41] how we are dealing with um issues in
[29:45] housing and different innovations that
[29:47] have been seen across the state in
[29:50] housing. And also we talked a lot about
[29:52] the transportation planning process and
[29:54] the challenges with that. So it was a
[29:56] really interesting year
[29:59] if you want to go back and look at any
[30:01] of our meetings.
[30:02] >> Yeah, our meetings are recorded by CCTV
[30:05] and I think there's at least five years.
[30:08] >> Yeah. five years or more on file so that
[30:10] you if you don't can't be available on a
[30:13] Monday at 4:30 you can always look back
[30:16] and see the uh presentations that have
[30:18] been done and uh and honestly they are
[30:21] some of the best presentations I've
[30:23] experienced and I was a not very naive
[30:27] I'm 70 years old and I did not know all
[30:29] the uh opportunities for services there
[30:31] were in the county until I joined the
[30:33] commission and we've done a I think an
[30:35] excellent job of presenting information
[30:38] from from local nonprofits and
[30:40] governmental agencies and that
[30:45] » very good. Anything else?
[30:47] >> Yeah.
[30:48] >> Thank you. That was very
[30:49] >> All right. Thank you guys very much.
[30:51] >> Thank you.
[30:51] >> We appreciate you
[30:56] » Mr. Mayor Pro Tim. Uh we had an issue
[30:59] during uh public comment
[31:01] >> and one of the folks online was not able
[31:04] to get through and have her
[31:07] >> three minutes. Uh she's here in the
[31:09] audience now and I was wondering if
[31:11] >> with your permission if we could allow
[31:13] her the three minutes to provide public
[31:15] comment.
[31:17] >> Yeah, absolutely.
[31:18] >> Thank you.
[31:24] Is this considered
[31:26] >> Is this a special treatment
[31:27] >> today?
[31:27] >> Is this special treatment?
[31:30] >> It's difficult for me to get out of the
[31:31] house. I already spoke twice today at
[31:33] our Clark County Council meeting and the
[31:34] uh Clark County Board of Health.
[31:36] >> My name is Kimberly Gohane Elban. Um my
[31:39] mother was born here in Le Center when
[31:41] it was a little town. Um so yes, Skip,
[31:46] the uh people that are doing the work
[31:47] out there, they do a great job.
[31:49] Everybody does a great job, but I'm
[31:51] totally against uh any growth. Um right
[31:54] now, our resources here in Clark County
[31:57] are depleting. People just don't know
[31:59] it. People don't even know to come here
[32:01] and uh run their government. Uh they
[32:04] think the government's supposed to run
[32:05] us. It's the other way around. We run
[32:08] the government. I'd like to commend this
[32:10] young man for bringing up the fact that
[32:12] they want a a skate bowl. I think that
[32:15] the public should get their way. He's
[32:18] part of the public and uh I think it's a
[32:20] great idea. If you guys want more
[32:22] families to move in here, let's satisfy
[32:24] the kids for God's sake. Okay, so let's
[32:26] get that skate bowl.
[32:29] Um I do want to talk about a little bit.
[32:32] I wish there were more people here about
[32:34] the uh roundabout that's going to go in
[32:36] on Timmans Landing and Lenter Road. If
[32:39] you think we got problems now, wait
[32:41] until that uh roundabout goes in. I know
[32:44] some people want it. They think it's
[32:46] going to slow traffic down. Well, it
[32:47] probably will, except I think there's
[32:49] going to be a lot of accidents. I cannot
[32:51] imagine coming down that hill. I've
[32:53] practiced it many times. For one thing,
[32:55] I'm going to ruin my brakes and uh slow
[32:58] down to 20 to 15 miles an hour around a
[33:01] downhill. We're just asking for a a
[33:04] problem there. But then again, I didn't
[33:05] want them to take Landing, a historical
[33:08] site that should be on the historical
[33:11] registry in Clark County, and they're
[33:13] going to put buildings there and
[33:15] everything else because of growth. I'm
[33:17] totally against that. I've asked Clark
[33:19] County for a couple years now to put a
[33:21] five-year no growth overlay over Clark
[33:24] County because of our resources and
[33:27] population pollution.
[33:29] Uh, also I'd like to mention that um I
[33:33] do have a court date. Uh, a code
[33:36] enforcement came to my house here a few
[33:37] months ago. Um, I totally resent it. Um,
[33:41] I don't like the government telling me
[33:43] what to do, especially when I do not
[33:44] commit a crime.
[33:46] So I am going to court uh court for it.
[33:49] Um this man came up with no credentials,
[33:53] no uh uniform, no nothing. And anyway,
[33:57] I'll talk more about that. I've been uh
[33:59] mentioning it u the last few meetings.
[34:02] Um you know, I want to mention
[34:06] also if you listen to Clark County
[34:08] Council, they are looking for two areas
[34:10] for a garbage transfer station. The uh
[34:14] three transfer stations here in Clark
[34:16] County are getting old. I don't know how
[34:18] that works, but they get old. I guess uh
[34:20] pollution probably down into the
[34:22] groundwater would be one reason why, but
[34:25] they want to put it they were going to
[34:26] try to put it unless uh in Ridgefield.
[34:28] So, just be the for the lookout that
[34:30] there's going to be transfer centers
[34:31] somewhere around here. We got to figure
[34:33] out where to put our garbage. I guess
[34:35] that's going to be where. But if you
[34:37] look it up, it also causes a lot of
[34:39] pollution uh not only in our wellwater,
[34:42] but um we're in big trouble, folks.
[34:44] Let's take care of our town the way it
[34:47] is. Thank you. God bless us.
[34:49] >> Thank you.
[34:52] >> Okay.
[34:57] » All right. Uh moving on, we're going to
[34:58] have the mayor's report. Um, the Lent
[35:01] Farmers Market will be at Legacy Park
[35:04] every Sunday from 1 to 5:00 p.m. August
[35:08] 16th through October 25th. So, that's
[35:10] kind of exciting. Up here at the new
[35:12] park right behind the fire station
[35:13] there. Um, city hall will be closed u to
[35:16] observe the Labor Day holiday on um
[35:20] September 7th. Um, from there, we're
[35:23] going to go to the attorney's report.
[35:24] Beth, are you with us?
[35:27] >> I'm with you. Hello, everyone. I don't
[35:30] have a ton to say today. I hope
[35:31] everybody's having a nice end of their
[35:33] summer. Um, and always if you feel if
[35:36] you have anything you need help with,
[35:38] always please feel free to contact me.
[35:40] And that's it. I'll end it early.
[35:42] >> All right. Any questions for the
[35:43] attorney?
[35:46] » All right. Uh, next up is council
[35:49] comments. Uh, council member Rabara.
[35:52] I wanted to comment on Legacy Park and
[35:55] the farmers market and the food trucks
[35:58] and what's going on there. Uh,
[36:00] personally, I'm very impressed with it.
[36:02] The last two weekends I've been to the
[36:04] farmers market along with my wife,
[36:06] talked with all the vendors. They seem
[36:09] to be excited. Uh, we need more people
[36:12] going. So, I'd encourage you if you
[36:15] believe in it, if you think it's an
[36:16] asset for the community that you mention
[36:19] it to friends, you mention it to people.
[36:21] suggest they try it out. Try out one of
[36:23] the food trucks and just go see what's
[36:25] there during the week and on Sunday
[36:28] afternoon when farmers markets there.
[36:30] That's all I have for tonight
[36:33] >> at the at the moment.
[36:35] >> Thank you very much. Um I'm going to
[36:37] skip myself and move me to the last
[36:39] position and I'll move on to Council
[36:41] Member France.
[36:43] >> Good evening. Thank you for everyone
[36:44] coming this evening. And I do want to
[36:47] kind of piggyback on to what um Council
[36:49] Member Ravar said because I went both uh
[36:53] Sundays, the last two Sundays since it
[36:55] opened to the farmers market and it's a
[36:58] great little market. There were several
[37:00] vendors there. I thought they seemed
[37:02] excited to be there. I bought a lot of
[37:04] stuff.
[37:06] There was one lady that had was making
[37:07] birdhouses and had windchimes
[37:10] and um lots of uh produce and
[37:15] um spices. One part uh place was selling
[37:18] spices. So I thought I was impressed
[37:21] with it especially it's just starting
[37:24] and so I would encourage people to
[37:26] attend that too. And I did try out the
[37:30] um Thai food truck and I'm going to try
[37:33] all of them out, but I did try out the
[37:35] Thai food truck. My husband was with me,
[37:37] too. And uh it was very, very good Thai
[37:41] food. And uh the other thing I'll
[37:44] mention I probably everybody heard that
[37:46] Dolly Parton died today and uh you know
[37:50] just her whole personality her music her
[37:53] songwriting but that's I think one of
[37:56] the biggest things that she wants to be
[37:57] remembered for is that she started the
[38:00] Imagination Library in 1995
[38:03] and I know that council member Ravara
[38:05] has mentioned that before because Dolly
[38:08] has been responsible I believe for it's
[38:11] several millions ions of kids getting
[38:13] books and that was her dad never learned
[38:16] to read and so this was something really
[38:18] important to her that people especially
[38:21] that didn't have money that could get
[38:23] these free books for their kids from
[38:24] birth until I think kindergarten or
[38:27] something they could get these free
[38:28] books sent to them so it's a great
[38:30] organization you can Google it uh
[38:33] Imagination Library and something that
[38:37] uh from all the reports that I'm reading
[38:39] that Dolly something she really wanted
[38:41] to be remembered remembered for. So, I
[38:42] think it's something important. So,
[38:45] that's all I got for tonight.
[38:47] >> Thank you, uh, Council Member Cerviny.
[38:52] >> Thank you. Um, and thank you everyone
[38:55] for coming this evening and your
[38:57] comments. Um, hopefully we can address
[39:00] that need.
[39:03] I would like to just bring up school is
[39:05] about to start so please slow down and
[39:08] especially with the construction and
[39:10] everything going on. It it gets a little
[39:13] difficult to keep your eyes on um kids
[39:17] and what they're up to and keep let's
[39:20] just keep them safe. Thank you.
[39:24] >> All right. Thank you uh Council Member
[39:26] Cery. Um, so myself, um, yeah, I just
[39:32] want to say thank you to everybody for,
[39:34] um, everything, uh, the staff, the
[39:37] mayor, the council, the community,
[39:40] everybody that's up here, you know, that
[39:41] shows up week after week. It's been so
[39:44] great getting to know you guys and, you
[39:45] know, pour into not I mean, you guys
[39:47] pour into the community, but into us as
[39:49] well. and we appreciate that so much.
[39:51] Getting to know you guys and, you know,
[39:53] hear your voices and what's important to
[39:56] you and be able to be here to represent
[39:58] you. It's been a huge deal for me. Um,
[40:01] gosh, I'm worse for this. But, uh,
[40:05] I guess, uh, moving forward, you know,
[40:07] it's been about five years and three
[40:09] months since I first had the little pea
[40:12] brain thought to run for city council
[40:14] after just moving to the center. And,
[40:16] you know, I thought I just was kind of
[40:18] doing it for fun at the time. And then
[40:19] when I uh made the primary by four
[40:21] votes, I was like, "Wow, maybe I can do
[40:24] this." There was a guy um that was
[40:26] sitting council member who had been on
[40:28] for 12 years, and I didn't really think
[40:30] I had a chance, but I gave it my all.
[40:32] Sure enough, made my way up here. So,
[40:34] it's been a lot of fun. I think we've
[40:36] accomplished a ton in my, you know,
[40:39] five, well, in my fifth year of council.
[40:42] Um yeah, it's been great. It's been a
[40:44] pleasure to serve and honor and uh can't
[40:47] say I'm really going anywhere. Just
[40:49] gonna focus more on these two right here
[40:51] and few little work adventures and stuff
[40:54] like that. But um and I also may be
[40:58] back. I don't know. So, it's been a
[41:00] pleasure and thank you guys very much.
[41:09] All right. Um, now we got the Clark
[41:13] County Sheriff's Sheriff's Office staff
[41:15] report and that will be presented by
[41:17] Chief Barnes.
[41:20] >> Oh, one second. Finley, you can go on
[41:21] your iPad now
[41:27] or pay attention because it's really
[41:29] exciting stuff here. So,
[41:34] uh, good evening, uh, Mayor Prom,
[41:36] council members, and thanks to those in
[41:37] attendance both in person and online.
[41:40] Uh
[41:42] copies of the July 2026 uh report have
[41:45] been submitted and I'm going to review
[41:46] some of the highlights here. Starting
[41:48] with the summary um events reported or
[41:51] initiated by deputies assigned to the
[41:53] center precinct totaled uh 281 for the
[41:56] month of July. So you can see that
[41:58] breakdown there included uh 71 traffic
[42:02] stops uh resulting in 15 citations uh
[42:05] moving citations. Uh that doesn't
[42:07] account for another half dozen criminal
[42:10] citations that generated from those 71
[42:12] traffic stops. Uh the next page shows
[42:15] the contact breakdowns. Um sorry there you go.
[42:21] Uh shows the contact breakdowns for the
[42:23] last two months. Uh the first chart as
[42:26] well as the results. So on the left
[42:27] there it shows the type of contact that
[42:29] was had uh for both June and July. And
[42:32] then the right chart shows the result
[42:34] meaning how it was cleared whether it
[42:36] was a arrest citation um a referral
[42:39] report.
[42:41] Uh
[42:43] if we go to the next slide calls for
[42:44] service uh in July compared to June
[42:49] um stayed fairly consistent. Uh the
[42:52] increase that is shown there is in the
[42:54] green band which is the self-initiated
[42:55] which means the deputies are out there
[42:57] proactively working uh contacting the
[42:59] public and uh generating reports or
[43:02] contact reports.
[43:05] Uh we had several notable calls in the
[43:09] month of July. Um I'll cover just a
[43:12] couple of them real quick. Uh first I'll
[43:16] talk about is a DUI collision. This
[43:17] happened up at uh Timman Road and
[43:19] Spencer Road. Um when deputy arrived,
[43:23] the owner of the motorcycle was pushing
[43:25] the motorcycle back onto the street with
[43:27] the help of three firefighters. Uh when
[43:30] he was contacted by the deputy, he said
[43:32] that uh he hadn't pushed hadn't crashed
[43:35] the bike. He hadn't been riding the
[43:36] bike. He told the deputy that the bike
[43:39] had been stolen uh and he had just found
[43:41] it because he was out on a walk. Uh he
[43:45] told the deputy that he hadn't pushed it
[43:47] out of the bushes and that he didn't
[43:49] know anything about the firefighters
[43:50] helping him. Uh he had a quite a few
[43:54] stories. He actually told them that he
[43:55] had stopped to check his UPS and then
[43:58] corrected it to GPS because he thought
[43:59] he was lost. Uh needless to say, that
[44:02] individual was processed and arrested
[44:04] and booked into the Clark County Jail
[44:06] for DUI.
[44:08] Uh on July 24th, Deputy Nick Price
[44:11] contacted two sus uh suspicious males
[44:14] outside of a Ford Ranger up at Riverside
[44:16] Park on the north end of town.
[44:19] Uh one of the males had multiple
[44:21] warrants and was arrested. Uh in the
[44:23] process of making the arrest, uh Deputy
[44:25] Price noticed a large amount of drug
[44:27] paraphernalia inside the pickup. So he
[44:30] uh he impounded the pickup. He obtained
[44:33] a search warrant. He served the search
[44:35] warrant. Uh several drug smoking pipes,
[44:38] supplies associated with drug
[44:39] distribution, including scales, baggies,
[44:41] and a log book were located. Uh
[44:43] additional charges were added to the
[44:45] male who was still in custody for the
[44:46] original warrant. So, uh we are uh very
[44:50] proud of the fact that we can take a
[44:52] basic contact like that and turn it into
[44:54] serious felony arrest. So um
[44:58] one thing of note that's not on that uh
[45:01] sheet up there is our participation in
[45:04] our days end of July. I think that was
[45:06] very very successful. We have we had our
[45:08] open house on Friday night. It was very
[45:10] well attended. Had uh I think we had
[45:12] over 120 families members including kids
[45:15] come through the precinct. So that was
[45:17] fun. We had a uh a booth there in the in
[45:20] the park and had a chance to talk uh
[45:22] with the public, answer a lot of
[45:23] questions. Uh so I think that was was very successful.
[45:28] Um going down to the last page there, as we've mentioned uh in prior
[45:34] presentations, each month the deputies
[45:36] and the staff assigned to the uh the
[45:38] center precinct work together to focus
[45:39] on an outreach project or a theme. Uh
[45:42] these projects can be law enforcement
[45:44] issues, community safety concerns, or
[45:46] education, information sharing. In July,
[45:50] the deputies made a focused outreach
[45:52] effort to educate and enfor statutes
[45:54] regarding electric bikes and
[45:55] motorcycles. The community concern
[45:58] regarding these types of electronically
[46:00] powered or assisted bikes and scooters
[46:01] has been steadily increasing for some
[46:03] time. As part of our focused effort,
[46:05] deputies were out contacting and
[46:07] educating operators as well as their
[46:09] parents uh regarding the regulations
[46:11] associated with the ebikes. The vast
[46:13] majority of these contacts were very
[46:15] productive and received well.
[46:18] some not so well, but that's okay. Um,
[46:21] in addition to the contacts around town,
[46:23] I participated in the new ordinance
[46:25] drafting process and was very pleased to
[46:27] have the opportunity to contribute to
[46:29] this uh from a law enforcement
[46:30] perspective. So, thank you uh to the
[46:32] council for allowing me to to
[46:34] participate in that. The team team also
[46:37] obtained handouts that were printed and
[46:39] made available public. These handouts
[46:41] were given to the public during contacts
[46:43] that the deputies made as well as having
[46:45] them available at multiple locations
[46:46] including here at city hall at our
[46:48] precinct at the library. Uh we are also
[46:51] working um very closely with the school
[46:54] district. Uh we are eagerly awaiting uh
[46:57] the city's uh final ordinance and we've
[47:00] already uh made at least a tentative
[47:01] plan to work with the school district
[47:03] using their uh email distribution list
[47:05] to try and reach out to parents in the
[47:07] district and educate them on the new
[47:10] ordinance once it's in place. So we're
[47:11] really really optimistic between the
[47:13] deputies enforcement efforts and the
[47:15] public outreach partnership with the
[47:16] school that we're going to be really
[47:18] successful.
[47:20] Uh this concludes my report. Any
[47:22] questions?
[47:25] Council, any comments, questions?
[47:27] >> I have just one. I was wondering what
[47:29] the red color coding means when it's
[47:31] darker versus lighter
[47:34] >> on page one or two of your report on the
[47:37] left side up up more there.
[47:42] >> Oh, those those are just that in order
[47:44] of uh uh the the numbers. So, it's just
[47:48] the uh the highest scoring in those
[47:51] categories.
[47:51] >> They get redder as they go up. Yeah.
[47:53] Okay.
[47:57] >> Um, just a comment on the ebikes. It
[47:59] seems like since we started talking
[48:01] about this that now I'm just seeing them
[48:04] everywhere. And after going to that
[48:06] block party I was invited to where 42
[48:08] people complained about the ebikes uh
[48:11] being on the sidewalks and young kids uh
[48:15] driving them without helmets on and um
[48:18] sometimes dashing out into the street
[48:20] with them. And and then of course in
[48:22] Battleground last week uh there was a a
[48:25] car crash versus a a bike and um so I
[48:30] think it's really something we are going
[48:32] to have to obviously we're going to have
[48:33] to make some ordinances to help in this
[48:36] situation. We don't want somebody to get
[48:38] accidentally killed or hurt seriously.
[48:41] So thank you Todd.
[48:44] I think uh with the ebikes, our uh
[48:46] biggest concern is safety.
[48:49] >> I know somebody in the audience that has
[48:51] lots to say about it, but we can talk
[48:54] about it after.
[48:57] All right. Uh thank you, Chief. Um next
[49:00] we have another uh uh staff report and
[49:03] that's going to be read by Peter Boyce.
[49:07] >> Thank you, Sant Prom Council. Uh, one
[49:12] announcement I don't have on my sheet,
[49:14] uh, with the wonderful farmers market
[49:17] that's happening over at, uh, Legacy
[49:19] Park, also on Saturdays at 11:30,
[49:22] there's a yoga class. Uh, so, you know,
[49:26] give it a try. It's over at the Make My
[49:28] Milk Building and, uh, should be fun.
[49:31] >> Very cool.
[49:33] >> All right. Um, back to the staff report.
[49:36] Um,
[49:37] >> the sales tax dispersement uh for the
[49:41] month of July came in at $73,657.
[49:46] Uh, so we're right on line with uh where
[49:50] we budgeted
[49:51] uh for the year year to date uh through
[49:55] July we're at $460,96.
[50:00] Uh wanted to mention the budget
[50:02] committee. Uh we rescheduled their
[50:05] meeting uh which was supposed to happen
[50:07] today. Uh I haven't sent out the
[50:10] invitation yet to uh members, but it
[50:12] looks like September 2nd uh Wednesday
[50:15] will be the day. Uh so that will be
[50:18] coming out early tomorrow morning. Uh
[50:21] the committee is going to review 2027
[50:23] expenditures u and revenues. Uh the
[50:27] final budget committee meeting will take
[50:29] place September 30th.
[50:32] Uh city council's expected to receive or
[50:35] required to receive a copy uh of the
[50:38] 2027 proposed budget uh on the first
[50:41] Monday in October and then council will
[50:43] start its work.
[50:46] Um just to mention again the salary
[50:48] commission is going to be activated and
[50:51] uh what the salary commission does is uh
[50:54] review elected officials uh stipens and
[50:58] uh uh compensation. Uh so the salary
[51:02] commission has the power to uh provide
[51:05] increases, leave it the same or even a
[51:07] decrease. Um uh so they'll be looking at
[51:11] information uh uh regarding what other
[51:16] cities are doing uh reviewing uh the
[51:19] city of L center and uh making a a
[51:23] determination. So that will be coming.
[51:28] Also wanted to mention that uh in my
[51:32] department, the administrative services,
[51:34] Hannah Shields, our outreach
[51:35] coordinator, is leaving us. Uh Friday is
[51:38] her last day. Uh as most folks know,
[51:41] she's taking the opportunity to go to
[51:43] Scotland to graduate school. So, we wish
[51:46] her the best of luck. It's going to be a
[51:48] great uh life-changing event for her.
[51:51] So, we're excited. It's a little
[51:53] bittersweet. We hate to see her go, but
[51:55] it's a great opportunity. she shouldn't
[51:58] miss out on. Uh we have hired Maggie
[52:03] uh Mey Redden uh as the outreach
[52:05] coordinator. She started last Friday and
[52:08] has been crossraining with uh Hannah. Uh
[52:11] so you will uh uh start to see Maggie
[52:15] taking over those duties and she'll be
[52:18] um assuming all the duties Hannah uh has
[52:21] up to this point. So, we're excited to
[52:23] have her on.
[52:25] Uh, gambling tax revenue. Uh, so for the
[52:30] month of July, it came in at $142,729.
[52:36] Um, again, we're right where we thought
[52:39] we would be revenue-wise. Uh, for the
[52:42] year, we're at uh year to date, we're at
[52:45] $99,421.
[52:49] And that is my report this evening.
[52:54] » All right. Any questions?
[52:59] Okay. Uh moving on. Uh under ordinances,
[53:03] re resolutions, and public hearings. Um
[53:05] we have public hearing ordinance
[53:07] 2026-13,
[53:10] Carlson DA extension. Brian Cass will
[53:13] present the public hearing ordinance
[53:14] 2026-13
[53:16] Carlson DA Extension.
[53:19] Thank you, Mr. Mayor Prochem. Can you
[53:21] hear me? All right.
[53:22] >> Yep. You sound great.
[53:24] >> All right. Well, good evening, uh,
[53:26] council and citizens. Uh, tonight for
[53:29] public hearing, we have, uh, the
[53:31] extension of the, uh,
[53:33] development/panexation
[53:35] agreement with for the Carlson
[53:36] properties. Uh this agreement was
[53:38] originally um put together back in
[53:41] August of 2011
[53:44] um when the pre-annexation agreement um
[53:47] was put in place and that agreement uh
[53:49] established zoning and development
[53:51] standards for 14 different parcels um
[53:54] that were planned to come into the city.
[53:57] Um these properties make up most of the
[54:01] Lenner Junction area. um and the
[54:04] development agreement vested them to the
[54:06] city's then current uh target industrial
[54:08] and commercial zones. Uh a few years
[54:11] later in 2017, the city uh eliminated
[54:14] those codes and adopted the junction
[54:16] plan. Um however, with this development
[54:19] agreement, the Carlson properties
[54:20] remained under those old codes. And as
[54:23] council is and uh citizens are now
[54:25] aware, we're in the process of revising
[54:27] our code um to look at bringing back
[54:30] maybe an industrial and commercial code
[54:32] and replace the the junction code. And
[54:36] um so as we continue this process, the
[54:39] Carlson's have asked us to continue or
[54:41] extend this agreement. Um so before
[54:45] council for consideration and and public
[54:47] hearing tonight is an two-year extension
[54:49] to that agreement. Um, this will give us
[54:52] time to wrap up that new zoning code and
[54:56] um, get that in place. And while we're
[54:59] working in coordination with Carlson's
[55:00] and other property owners, um, you know,
[55:02] we hope that this new code will be
[55:03] something that is uh, workable and and
[55:06] that everyone, you know, wants to fall
[55:07] under and built into this extension is
[55:10] the ability to uh, terminate this
[55:12] extension uh, at any time during that
[55:14] two years once that new code's in place.
[55:17] um if the Carlson's and their um you
[55:19] know property owners um that they own
[55:22] some of these properties with agree and
[55:23] that they want that new code to apply.
[55:26] Uh so with that I'm happy to answer any
[55:28] questions before uh council holds a
[55:30] public hearing on this matter.
[55:34] » Discussion. I just had one question. Is
[55:38] there anything we're voting on tonight
[55:39] other than perhaps
[55:43] uh opening public? It looked like in
[55:45] reading this that we were just voting to
[55:48] open public discussion.
[55:50] >> Um
[55:51] >> that was correct. So that would just be
[55:53] a public hearing tonight and then this
[55:54] will return at the next council meeting
[55:56] for um consideration.
[55:58] >> That makes sense. Thank you.
[56:02] » Okay.
[56:05] » All right. At this time, I would like to
[56:08] open the public hearing at 7:26 p.m.
[56:12] Comment should be limited to the
[56:13] ordinance 2026-04.
[56:16] Are there any public hearing comments
[56:17] from the audience?
[56:29] » Curtis Raymond Carlson, 35915 Northwest
[56:33] Jenny Creek Road.
[56:35] uh and uh
[56:40] first of all via Mr. Cass's uh verbal
[56:44] dialogue kind of cleared up one thing in
[56:46] the copy of the document I got from uh
[56:51] clerk today
[56:54] in section six the Brit makes reference
[56:57] to a one-year term but Mr. Cass made
[57:01] reference to a two-year term on the
[57:04] extension, which that's one of the
[57:06] things I was going to ask about. Uh
[57:15] because I think two years is in all
[57:17] reality is not unreasonable.
[57:20] My when I talked with my sister about
[57:23] this, we thought about requesting a
[57:25] five-year term and not in reflection of
[57:29] the city of Lenter just in in in
[57:33] reflection of how how slow things work.
[57:38] And the reality is a five-year term
[57:40] wouldn't be unreasonable to request, but
[57:43] we're just happy that this is being
[57:46] acknowledged as as something that uh
[57:51] is important to have happen. Uh was
[57:55] important to the Carlson's. And when I
[57:57] say the Carlson's, I mean the Carlson's
[57:59] at all because there are other property
[58:01] owners. And that's a reference that is
[58:03] made in this document is other property
[58:06] other other individuals that are
[58:08] involved in this. Um
[58:12] and perhaps Mr. Cass can help me out.
[58:16] This in the event that there were a sale
[58:20] this would run and I don't see where
[58:22] it's carried in the in the sections in
[58:25] here. This would run with the
[58:28] properties. Is that correct, Mr. Cass?
[58:31] Yes, that is correct. The the parcel
[58:34] numbers um for all those 14 parcels are
[58:36] referenced by this document. So, it
[58:38] would run with the parcel.
[58:40] >> Okay. And that's that's all the just
[58:46] excuse me
[58:51] might consider a longer term might not.
[58:53] That's a council decision on this
[58:57] in view of the fact that that this is an
[59:01] opinion now I'm opining the challenge
[59:04] that
[59:09] and what appears to be I won't say that
[59:12] this is a fact what appears to be a
[59:15] hangup with getting the county of Clark
[59:18] to get their comp plan updates put to
[59:21] bed and how it the trickle down effect
[59:26] on everybody else. It it that's the only
[59:32] reason I would advocate perhaps even a
[59:35] glancing at a longer term than a
[59:38] two-year term on this uh the extension
[59:42] of this development agreement. Thank you
[59:44] very much.
[59:48] » Thanks, Skip. Uh any other comments from
[59:51] the audience?
[59:54] Please state your name for the record.
[59:56] >> Nancy 126 was 16th. Um, the planning
[1:00:00] commission's in the process of
[1:00:03] >> Hello, there we The planning commission
[1:00:05] is in the process of reviewing the
[1:00:07] junction code and replacing it with a
[1:00:08] new revised. Um I don't know if it will
[1:00:11] take two years or not, but the screen
[1:00:14] showed that upon execution of the new
[1:00:17] agreement that that that two-year will
[1:00:20] be eliminated and agreed by both
[1:00:22] parties. So if it does take a little
[1:00:25] longer, will the two extension like for
[1:00:28] five years for him? Can it be might it be three years or three and a
[1:00:32] half? Will it be looked at again once
[1:00:34] that expires?
[1:00:36] >> Brian, you still with us?
[1:00:43] >> Yep. Sorry, it took me a second to get
[1:00:45] off my mute button there. Um, so this
[1:00:47] term would extend um till August of
[1:00:52] 2028.
[1:00:54] So no, it would not uh be two years
[1:00:58] after the junction code is the new code
[1:01:00] is adopted. Uh there is a a clause in
[1:01:03] this agreement that upon mutual
[1:01:05] agreement of all of the parties that um
[1:01:08] the development agreement extension can stop early um before that two years.
[1:01:13] So you know we anticipate you know early
[1:01:15] next year having the new code in place.
[1:01:18] Um, again, we're working with the
[1:01:20] Carlson's and other property owners in
[1:01:21] the area on that code and, uh, assuming
[1:01:24] that it's something that, uh, you know,
[1:01:25] works for them and that they want to
[1:01:27] apply to their properties, um, then we
[1:01:30] can terminate this extension. Uh, but in
[1:01:33] no case would it run longer than uh,
[1:01:36] August of 2028, unless um, there was
[1:01:39] some other further extension at that,
[1:01:41] you know, at that time.
[1:01:43] >> Okay. because I I couldn't see it
[1:01:44] extending further if we're working on it
[1:01:47] now to with a growth plan that would
[1:01:49] just kick it down the road. That's not
[1:01:51] going to be possible. So, um it appears
[1:01:54] that it'll probably will within the two
[1:01:57] years um be agreed upon and the two-year
[1:02:01] agreement will go away.
[1:02:02] >> Okay. All right. Thanks.
[1:02:09] » Uh any other comments from the audience?
[1:02:16] Anybody calling in? Press star six to
[1:02:19] unmute yourself.
[1:02:23] » Kimberly Gohan and Elen, do you hear me
[1:02:25] now?
[1:02:26] >> We hear you.
[1:02:28] >> Okay, good. Well, it got fixed real
[1:02:30] soon, didn't it? So, I'm going to have
[1:02:33] to be okay with growth up there at I5.
[1:02:35] I've always said I'll trade uh the new
[1:02:38] downtown development and Timmans Landing
[1:02:40] development for building over there at
[1:02:42] the I5 junction. So, I think that's
[1:02:44] wonderful. Um hope that you uh respect
[1:02:48] uh Skip Carlson's uh wishes and
[1:02:52] you know I wish I wish the best, but um
[1:02:56] I I am a concerned about the cars, the
[1:02:59] pollution, the water, our ground. Uh, if
[1:03:03] anybody would notice on their
[1:03:04] windshields, they don't have bug
[1:03:05] splatter anymore. It's because of the
[1:03:08] chemtrails that are above us. They're
[1:03:10] spraying chemicals that hurt our lungs
[1:03:12] and hurt the insects and the birds and
[1:03:13] the bees. So, we're in big trouble. Like
[1:03:16] I said, don't panic, but do something
[1:03:18] about it. Get active in your council
[1:03:20] meetings, especially in Clark County.
[1:03:23] Thank you, and God bless you all.
[1:03:28] » All right. Uh, any otherbody
[1:03:32] on the phone, please press star six to
[1:03:34] unmute yourself.
[1:03:39] » Clerk, are there any comments to be
[1:03:41] read?
[1:03:41] >> No more public comments from the phone.
[1:03:46] >> You said no more public comment to be
[1:03:47] read.
[1:03:48] >> From the phone? Yeah, looks like it. No
[1:03:50] more
[1:03:53] » there's no none to be read.
[1:03:55] >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I would like to now
[1:03:58] close the public hearing at 7:33 p.m.
[1:04:02] Uh, council,
[1:04:04] do we have any comments?
[1:04:08] Questions for Brian?
[1:04:11] >> No.
[1:04:12] >> All right.
[1:04:14] So, with that, um, can we get the
[1:04:19] ordinance pulled back up? I think we
[1:04:21] have a motion for this.
[1:04:25] » Uh, Mr.
[1:04:27] This this will return back um at the
[1:04:29] next meeting for consideration I think
[1:04:31] for council adoption is the plan.
[1:04:35] >> Okay. So no motion just recommendation
[1:04:38] that we hold a public hearing on the
[1:04:42] ordinance.
[1:04:45] Okay.
[1:04:47] Uh no items to be removed. No unfinished
[1:04:49] business. Uh our guest council is there
[1:04:52] any unfinished business?
[1:04:56] Since I've had something to say from
[1:04:57] time to time tonight, I just wanted to
[1:04:59] say I'm going to miss you on this panel
[1:05:02] and I think you did a great job tonight.
[1:05:04] That should be indicative that there's a
[1:05:06] real reason you should stay on.
[1:05:10] >> Well, thank you. I I appreciate that
[1:05:12] very much. And you know, like I said
[1:05:13] before, it's been really a pleasure and
[1:05:15] an honor. And I uh not going too far.
[1:05:18] So, uh, you know, maybe one of these
[1:05:21] days down the road, I'll be back here
[1:05:23] to, uh, you know, help the community and
[1:05:26] support you guys and just do what we do
[1:05:28] up here. So, thank you again to
[1:05:30] everybody. Um, new business.
[1:05:34] All right. Can I get a motion to close
[1:05:35] the meeting?
[1:05:37] >> So, move
[1:05:38] >> and second.
[1:05:40] >> Second.
[1:05:41] >> All right. Meeting is closed.
[1:05:47] Just thank you. I